Vanilla Planifolia

This is a discussion on Vanilla Planifolia within the Orchids of Other Genera IN BLOOM forums, part of the Orchid Photography category; Lovely blossoms! Enjoy them as the flowers only last for one day....

well since it is native i have seen huge vines way to hell high up in the forest canopy...sometimes they fall to the ground and continue growing longer but the leaves get smalller to almost just a fleshy vine....still it grows...i could get longggggg divisions from old cocoa estates which would take lesss time to flower....thanks for the info....but eggshells and banana peels i wud associate with a trash can....i cantttt put that in a pot i just cant connie

well since it is native i have seen huge vines way to hell high up in the forest canopy...sometimes they fall to the ground and continue growing longer but the leaves get smalller to almost just a fleshy vine....still it grows...i could get longggggg divisions from old cocoa estates which would take lesss time to flower....thanks for the info....but eggshells and banana peels i wud associate with a trash can....i cantttt put that in a pot i just cant connie

I grew up working in my dad's garden that took up about 1/4 acre. We used to put some of the nastiest stuff on the garden in the spring and then a coat of dead leaves and grass clippings in the fall. Trips to fill the truck with horse manure to put on the garden. lol And for the simple ground orchids and vines like vanilla...to me it is second nature to throw egg shells, potato trimmings, banana peel, etc. into my pots for normal plants. Now you will never catch me doing that with a standard Cattleya. But ground orchids or tropical plants that are in dirt...they never get 100% dirt in my back yard.

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